Maldon Primary School
About Maldon Primary School
Maldon Primary School has been rated Good across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant turnaround from its previous Inadequate rating. The inspection, carried out in July 2023, awarded the school Good marks for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a notable improvement, as the previous inspection in February 2022 had rated the school Inadequate overall, with Requires Improvement for quality of education and early years provision, and Inadequate for behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, which stands at 45 per cent. While this is below the local authority average of 62 per cent, the school's reading and writing scores tell a more positive story, with 66 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in each of those subjects individually.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Jul 2023Source: Ofsted, 19 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
09:00 – 15:15
Source: maldon-tkat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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